I wish someone would do a faithful adaptation of Mary Shelly's original Frankenstein. One of my favourite novels and it is nothing like all the stupid versions I've seen. I watched the version with Robert DeNiro, a long time ago, and I remember there being some changes that didn't make sense to me. It is a very cerebral story and does not feature a big mindless monster trying to kill every human he encounters.

I wish someone would do a faithful adaptation of Mary Shelly's original Frankenstein. One of my favourite novels and it is nothing like all the stupid versions I've seen. I watched the version with Robert DeNiro, a long time ago, and I remember there being some changes that didn't make sense to me. It is a very cerebral story and does not feature a big mindless monster trying to kill every human he encounters.

No offense, but I LOL'd when he said he has not seen a serious Frankenstein movie and went on to complain about the 1994 version. Obviously he has not seen very many Frankenstein movies.

Try the 1931 version with Boris Karloff or even The Curse Of Frankenstein (1957) for the classics, but in all honesty, they stray a bit from the novel.

However, if you really want faithful to the novel, try these (which stay pretty faithful)

Terror of Frankenstein (1975)
Frankenstein (1993) - this was a TNT made for TV movie, but is very good and faithful. Not sure it's on DVD though. I have the VHS buried in my basement somewhere.

Terror of Frankenstein is probably the best one I've seen, as far as staying faithful to the original story.

Bride of Frankenstein is also a must-see, just because it's a direct sequel to the 1931 film, and is one of the first cases where the sequel outdid the original. It also has a lot more of the imagery that's present in the novel in it (even though it obviously strays from the story)

people will always be interested in vampires and to a lesser extent werewolves, but I think Frankenstein's monster, the Invisible Man and the Hunchback's time has come and gone.
I only want to see the Wolfman for Emily Blunt.

Just curious did anybody from AVS here bold enough to see this dismal release over the weekend? Ed Douglas from Comingsoon.net gave it a 2/10 and over at RT it's currently 5%. This one is bad no matter how you slice it.

I have a feeling nobody wants to raise their hand in fear of being ridiculed.

Just curious did anybody from AVS here bold enough to see this dismal release over the weekend? Ed Douglas from Comingsoon.net gave it a 2/10 and over at RT it's currently 5%. This one is bad no matter how you slice it.

I have a feeling nobody wants to raise their hand in fear of being ridiculed.

Just curious did anybody from AVS here bold enough to see this dismal release over the weekend? Ed Douglas from Comingsoon.net gave it a 2/10 and over at RT it's currently 5%. This one is bad no matter how you slice it.

I have a feeling nobody wants to raise their hand in fear of being ridiculed.

Pluses:
Non stop action (probably better in 3D . . . I saw the movie in 2D).
Substantially more than adequate|better than expected acting by the leads.

Conclusion:
2+ out of 4 Stars.
Watch once in a movie theater (probably better in 3D).
Ok to watch again on TV while you are paying bills (requires no effort to follow plot).

_____________________________[EDIT:] The end-of-credits logo list included Dolby 7.1 . . . so I probably watched that sound decode (vs 5.1). However, I saw no indication of the fact that the film is also available in Dolby Atmos and Auro 11.1 "at select theaters". It would be interesting to find out if watching I, Frankenstein with 3Daudio improves the perceived overall experience of this movie...?!
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What kills me is has no one connected to this movie even read the book? Especially whoever decided on the title. There is no monster named Frankenstein in it. It's just the creature. Victor is the real Frankenstein in the novel.

What kills me is has no one connected to this movie even read the book? Especially whoever decided on the title. There is no monster named Frankenstein in it. It's just the creature. Victor is the real Frankenstein in the novel.

"Explained" in the movie.
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